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The focus of this paper is unit load automated storage/retrieval (AS/R) systems. Two of the more important factors affecting the design of AS/R systems are system configuration and policies used for storing and retrieving items to and from the warehouse. Simulation results are obtained for six different single-dock layouts using three different scheduling policies. The results are compared using...